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Document 2: __ ...After such a declaration , what security does the Constitution of the several States afford the liberty of the press and other invaluable personal rights, not provided for by the new plan? -Does not his sweeping the clause subject everything to the control [control] of Congress? In the plan of the Confederation of 1778 now existing, it was thought proper by the Article the 2d, to declare that each State retains its sovereignty, freedom and independence, and every power,jurisdiction and right, which is not by this Confederation expressly delegated to the United States in Congress assembled. George Byran Originally printed in Freeman's Press October 24, 1787 5. Who wrote this article?In what publications was it originally printed? When was it originally printed? 6. What rights were not provided for in the new plan [the Constitution]? 7. If these rights were taken away, everything will be subject to the control o which group? 8. What did the states retain under the Articles of Confederation? 9. Does the author support or oppose the Constitution?
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5. The article was written by George Byran and originally printed in Freeman's Press on October 24, 1787.6. The rights not provided for in the new plan (the Constitution) include the liberty of the press and other invaluable personal rights.7. If these rights were taken away, everything would be subject to the control of Congress.8. Under the Articles of Confederation, the states retained their sovereignty, freedom, independence, and every power, jurisdiction, and right not expressly delegated to the United States in Congress assembled.9. The author opposes the Constitution, as indicated by their concerns about the potential loss of rights and the sweeping control of Congress.